The fifth day of the third month.

On this day, Xue Zhaoyi of Wu quietly left the palace of Wu with only five entourages.

The carriage drove out of Dongxu City and stopped at the official road two miles outside Dongxu City.

Xue Yiyi got out of the carriage.

She looked at the towering city wall in the distance, and there was a touch of nostalgia and sadness in her eyes.

This is the place where she has lived for thirty-nine years, after all!

When she came here, she was still an innocent and lively girl, and when she left, there were a few strands of silver in her black hair.

When he came, the emperor was indeed able to pee in the wind, but when he left...... The emperor secretly peed last night, but it's only three feet!

The years are such a thing that makes everyone grow old without leaving a trace.

She withdrew her gaze and landed on a peach tree next to the official road.

The peach blossoms are blooming again.

The peach blossoms bloom every year, and people only see the beauty of the flowers, but no one notices that the bark of the peach tree has withered.

Sooner or later, it will die.

It's the same with people.

Originally, I thought that I would also die in the Yixing Palace at some point in the future, but now I had to change my mind.

Because of the words of the owner of the garden.

Also because of those words of Xia Guogong!

It's not a pity to die by yourself, but you can't let your son die!

I can't let my son die all over the house!

Some things must be done, and some people can only be sacrificed!

"Your Majesty, goodbye!"

She took another deep look at the wall, and turned to the carriage.

The driver was an old man dressed in black and wearing a hat.

"Mother, it's time to go."

“…… Let's go! ”

She got into the carriage.

The old man waved his whip, and the three wagons rolled away.

Not long after the carriage left, two more carriages came to the place.

An old man got out of one of the carriages.

He was carrying a birdcage in his hand, and inside the birdcage was a very beautiful thrush.

He is Xia Mochou, the Duke of Xia Guo!

He looked at the vanished carriage in the distance, and suddenly grinned: "Chu Tianji drives!" He is really Xue Zhaoyi's person! ”

A woman's voice came from another carriage: "Do you believe what I say now?" ”

"Chu Tianji, his surname is Chu!"

"He is originally from Nanchu!"

"It's still a member of the Southern Chu royal family!"

"Xue Manzi dared to marry his daughter to Emperor Wu, of course, to seek peace for Southern Chu, and secondly, to ...... Of course, the Emperor of Southern Chu hoped that the future monarch of Wu would be the son of Xue Qiyi! ”

"In this way, the two countries can get along, and Nanchu can really sit back and relax!"

"Then Prince Ping Wu regrets, if he becomes the emperor of Wu, this is a great good thing for Nan Chu, and it will be ...... for your Xia State Mansion."

"You are already old, even if you send Xia Li to Xiayuan Prefecture and become the general of Zhenbei, do you think that after you and Emperor Wu are dead, the crown prince Wu Qian will be enthroned as the emperor, will you let go of the Xia State Mansion?"

"Don't forget, Xia Hua likes Li Chen'an! And Wu Qian regards Li Chenan as a lifelong enemy! ”

Xia Guogong sighed for three breaths and asked: "You have been low-key for more than 20 years, and in the memory of the old man, you have always been a person who does not ask about the world and only asks about silver." ”

"The old man doesn't understand why you suddenly fell in love with Li Chen! Aren't you worried that Emperor Wu will find out and burn your Guiyuan and Departure Tower? ”

The woman in the carriage is Lu Ruyi, the owner of the garden!

Xia Guogong didn't see a hint of joy on her face:

"Regarding the matter of the future monarch of Wu Kingdom, I didn't need to talk to you about it."

"But I'll have to tell you when I think about it."

"Li Chen'an, it's my son!"

"Summer Flowers...... One of my future daughters-in-law! ”

Xia Guogong's eyes widened suddenly, he looked at the curtain hanging down the carriage, and after a while, he suddenly smiled:

"I see!"

"Then you won't be able to yell at the old man in the future!"

"Xia Hua is the granddaughter of an old man! When you see the old man in the future, you have to call ......"

"Stop!"

Lu Ruyi opened the curtain of the car, "Get in the car, isn't this a marriage yet?" Get down to business first! ”

“…… Good! ”

The two carriages did not go back to the park, but headed towards the shore of Acacia Lake.

There is a lovesick residence on the shore of Acacia Lake.

There is a Li Acacia in Acacia Curie.

In addition to Li Xiangsi, there are four other people here today.

Four old men!

They are:

Dongfang Hong, the head of Songshan Sword Academy.

Mushan Daoshan Lord Lu Chuqi.

Wu Wen, the former pavilion master of Tianyin Pavilion.

There is also a white deer academy in the front yard of autumn dust!

Today, I don't eat snow cabbage and simmer deer antler velvet.

Eat a pot of dog meat stewed by Lu Chuqi himself!

……

……

On the evening of the fifth day of the third lunar month, Wu Qian, the prince of Wu, went to Xingyun Pavilion.

Emperor Wu was sitting in front of a stone table under a peach tree, holding a cup of tea and looking at the peach blossoms of that tree.

Zhang Jingzhong, the chief eunuch of the Great Interior, stood respectfully beside Emperor Wu and was talking to Emperor Wu:

“…… There were 10,000 of them in the Divine Guard, led by Yuan Su himself, and they got rid of the Condor Army, and now they probably had entered the Sword Mountain Range. ”

"Another ......"

Zhang Jingzhong turned his head and saw Wu Qian walking in, he closed his mouth and didn't say anything more.

Emperor Wu frowned slightly, took a sip of tea, and also raised his eyes to look at Wu Qian, with a smile on his face.

"Father...... The sons came to greet their father! ”

Wu Qian lifted his clothes and knelt down.

Emperor Wu put down the teacup and said lightly: "Get up." ”

"Thank you, Father!"

Wu Qian got up, bowed and stood on the other side, he was about to say something, but unexpectedly, Emperor Wu glanced at Zhang Jingzhong again, "Go on!" ”

"The old slave obeys."

"The forces that entered our territory from Ning State are a bit complicated."

"Except that the Divine Guard Army is blatantly coming from Shimohara Prefecture...... There are also the five hundred Xuanjia battalions that became famous in the first battle of Wufan Yuan in Ningguo! ”

"This Xuanjia Battalion, judging from the news from the first room of the cardinal room, it is indeed secretly established by the Imperial City Division of Ningguo to raise the eldest grandson Jinghong."

"When Li Chen'an became the deputy of the Imperial City Division, the eldest grandson Jinghong handed over the Xuanjia Battalion to Li Chen'an...... Therefore, this Xuanjia Battalion is Li Chen'an's real henchman! ”

"The other is the three thousand Imperial Wind Guards that the Imperial City Division has always had."

"As early as the beginning of February, the Xuanjia Battalion and the Imperial Wind Guard had already infiltrated the Wu Kingdom and entered the Jianshan Mountain Range......"

At this time, Emperor Wu suddenly raised a hand to interrupt Zhang Jingzhong's words, "Whose domain did they come from?" ”

"Back to the emperor, mainly from the northern Qiongzhou of the northern province of Prince Ping's domain......"

Emperor Wu was taken aback.

He sat up straight all of a sudden, "Neither the Beifu soldiers nor Wu Cheng's soldiers found out?" ”

"This ...... Back to the emperor, when they entered the country of Wu, it coincided with the cold winter, and it is estimated that they went to Beiqiong Mountain...... Heavy snow covers the mountains, and it is really difficult to find. ”

However, Emperor Wu did not approve of Zhang Jingzhong's explanation.

He stood up suddenly: "Spread my will, Wei Xiaoxian, the black-clothed guard commander of the cardinal's room, led the black-clothed envoy to catch up with Xue Zhaoyi...... Bring Xue Zhaoyi back to me! ”

"Convey my will to Prince Ping Wu repentance...... I, slightly ill, thinking of my grandson, Wu regretted taking his family back to Beijing to fulfill his filial piety in front of me! ”

"Convey my will to General Gou Zhong, ordering him to give up the pursuit of the Divine Guard Army and return to Beijing at a rate...... Stationed in the four-tael stone camp, he ordered Gou Zhong to come to see me alone! ”

"Send a decree to the border army of the Quartet, the immortal tiger talisman...... No one is allowed to leave the station for half a step! Violators...... No mercy! ”

"Let's go and draw up the purpose!"

Zhang Jingchu sighed in his heart, and he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Minion, let's go!" ”

Emperor Wu then looked at the stunned prince Wu Qian again.

"If it's your eldest brother...... No, it should be said that what would you do if all the vassal kings tried to rebel? ”

Wu Qian was ecstatic in his heart, he puffed and knelt down again: "Erchen should lead his troops to suppress them all!" ”

Emperor Wu smiled slightly, "But you don't have any soldiers in your hands!" ”

"The son came here to tell his father about the plan of the son and the emperor!"

"Oh...... Let's hear it. ”